secure.gravatar is avatar images (you make an account and use it with any compatible site and it'll use the picture on the profile for it). Secure implies you're on neowin via https .
Also gravatar shouldn't slow it down.

secure.gravatar is avatar images (you make an account and use it with any compatible site and it'll use the picture on the profile for it). Secure implies you're on neowin via https . Also gravatar shouldn't slow it down.

It was just what FF said it was waiting for while the loading circle was stuck spinning, once it stopped saying it was waiting for that url the loading circle stopped and the page finished loading